Student Aid Expansion Act of 2013
Latest action · Jul 8, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 12, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Student Aid Expansion Act of 2013 - Amends title IV (Student Assistance) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt interest-free private education loans that are provided and administered by a state and eligible for complete forgiveness under conditions determined by that state from rules and regulations applicable to preferred lender arrangements between lenders and institutions of higher education (IHE) or IHE-affiliated organizations. (Preferred lender arrangements must comply with certain requirements designed to protect students' best interests when schools choose preferred lenders and recommend, promote, or endorse their loans.)
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 12, 2013 to Jun 27, 2013; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Apr 12, 2013 |
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 16, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jun 27, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Apr 12, 2013 |
| Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee | Referred Jul 8, 2013 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 8, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training.
- May 8, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2494)
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
- Apr 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2494 | Joaquin Castro D-TX | May 8, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1992.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to exempt certain State-provided loan programs from being subject to preferred lender arrangement requirements.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Student Aid Expansion Act of 2013
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 12, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
